Do you ever play as your other gender?

[Azureth]

When it asks if you're a boy or girl do you pick the other sex? Sometimes I do for the fun of it.

 

[Black Prince]

Yes, I already did it for the fun. I think it's a way for you to see the world under another eye, and if a girl has always wanted to be a boy, it's good for her that she can realise this wish and vice versa. Even if it's only in the game.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I stick to my own gender while I'm playing the Pokemon games. I'd feel uncomfortable if I played as the opposite gender.

 

[curiousnathan]

I prefer to stick with my proper gender. I know it might be fun to play as the opposite gender, however I don't find it as much fun as others. :\

 

[RSMangaFan]

I tried playing as the male character in my emerald version, but it was too weird for me, so I restarted and have since, in all games, played as my own gender (with the exception of Colosseum, of which you can only play as a male).

 

[Sapeiro]

I play as whatever crosses my mind at the moment. I struggle to find a suitable name for my characters, anyway, so if the first I come across is female, I play with the female one, and if it's male, viceversa xD

 

[da_absol]

I'm a girl and and i mostly play as a girl. But if i have two of the first games in the generation and the third game, one of the first two i will be a boy.

 

[Timbjerr]

I will play as the girl character mainly for the fun of it and for a change of pace. XD

When I was 14, it was rather amusing to see that the generic Beauties and Lasses from Crystal that came onto the male character still came on to the female character. XD

 

[Musica]

I remember doing it on my Emerald. I thought that there would be a twist when you pick the other gender, in my case Female. Nothing changed except the script. :<

 

[Elite Overlord LeSabre™]

All of the time, I NEVER play s the male unless I don't have the option (like in the games pre-Crystal, as well as Colosseum and XD).

The girls, IMO, always have the better designs (especially the one in my sig, lol). And as much as I don't care for the female B/W character, she's still better than her male counterpart.

 

[Fever]

I have played as the female character on occasion before. Just for something different really.
More often than not though I play as a male, my own gender.

 

[dragoniteuser]

Sure I do! Especially if I'll participate in contests(yes I do those sometimes XD). I don't know why, but it seems easier to make yourself do some things in game when you're playing as a female caracter...

 

[Skylands]

Other than being forced to play the role of the male character in R/B/Y and G/S, nope.

 

[Project.]

I play whichever one looks better.

In Emerald, the female character looked horrible. Like she had some sort of endless bachache or was always bending down.

Diamond and SS' were fine, so I sticked to my own gender.

Diamond's male design reminded me of an old bald person that wore hats.

 

[Sydian]

I play as whichever character (or sprite) I like better. I like the Brendan sprite better, so I pick him in RSE (however I dislike both Brendan and May as characters). I hardly ever pick Lyra in HGSS because UGH, and I have never been a boy in Crystal. Ever. :)

 

[Agent Clank]

I always stick with my gender, I don't see why other people pick the opposite gender.

 

[Amore]

Generally I play as my own gender. Sometimes I don't though...I've never got more than 4 badges before restarting and picking my own gender though...

 

[Legobricks]

It doesn't really make a difference, but I happen to prefer the opposite gender in most games, so that includes Pokemon. I don't really have a reason for this, but there can be a nice change with how the personal pronouns used to address the player character are different.

 

[Asrodrig]

I used to play as a girl because my brother once told me it would increase the chance of having a female starter pokemon to breed. I don't think that's true, so I usually play as a boy nowadays.

 

[Cilerba]

I'll usually play through the game as a boy, then if I ever want to play again after I beat the game, then I'll play as a girl. :p